Terrence Louis Henderson Jr., better known by his

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Punch, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive and talent manager known for being the

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of independent record label

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(TDE) and

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singer-songwriter

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. He has also executive produced several successful albums, including

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's '' Section.80'' (2011),

Schoolboy Q Quincy Matthew Hanley (born October 26, 1986), better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q (stylized as ScHoolboy Q), is an American rapper. He began recording in 2007, and released his first two mixtapes, ''ScHoolboy Turned Hustla'' (2008) and '' ...

's ''

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'' (2012),

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's '' 3ChordFold'' (2013), and more. Aside from his solo musical career, Punch is a member of

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A Room Full of Mirrors, alongside fellow rappers Daylyt, Nick Grant, The Ichiban Don, Lyric Michelle, Hari, and more.

Career

Terrence Henderson founded the Carson, California-based independent record label

(TDE) in 2004, with Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith and Dave "Miyatola" Free. He then began his musical career in 2007 under the

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Punch. In March 2016, Punch revealed plans to release his debut

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. Punch told ''

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'' that he plans on doing "a project for sure", even though his artistic process has usually come in spurts: "I think I’m going to finally finish it because I write a lot and I record every so often. I think I’m just gonna go ahead and knock it out at this point." On December 5, 2016, Punch released a single titled "Gold".

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Singles

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Guest appearances

References

External links

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